Author: New Hampshire Magazine Staff
NH Food Bank Tuna Drive at the Studio of Photographic Arts (SOPHA)
April 30 - Manchester Bring a can or two of tuna fish and come see the Studio of Photographic Arts' new gallery space. The gallery will be showcasing photography by it's 26 members, and a portion of all photo sales along…
Eats Week 2009
April 26-30, Manchester Nineteen participating restaurants have created specially priced meal deals sure to tempt your taste buds without breaking the bank! Whatever your inner foodie heart desires, downtown Manchester has you covered. Take advantage of fixed priced meals at…
International Fantasy Hair Competition
April 23, Manchester This new style of competition puts stylists up against one another to create the most fantastic and stunning piece of hair art. Now in its fourth year, the International Fantasy Hair Competition has 50 contestants, all striving…
BodeFest 2009
April 11 - Cannon Mt. Franconia Notch State Park This year's BodeFest is an all-day event that allows children and adults the opportunity to ski, race and spend time with sports hero Bode Miller to raise money for charity. The…
Best of NH Party 2008
Film shot and edited by Heartwood MediaA short film from the Best of NH Party at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH.Tickets for this year's Best of NH party are on sale. Visit www.ticketmaster.com or the box office at…
Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago
April 5 - Concord Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago is the original jazz dance company, captivating audiences worldwide with dynamic performances and the diversity and wide appeal of its repertoire. Continually expanding the boundaries of jazz dance while diversifying the repertoire,…
Live at the Red Arrow Diner with NH's comedians
"April is the cruelest month," wrote T.S. Eliot in "The Wasteland." Talk about a guy with no sense of humor. In New Hampshire, when a sunny day of gardening can end with reports of imminent spring snowstorms, we know April…
Going Full Circle
Thanks to head-spinning technology, a N.H. photographer shoots 360° "I love New Hampshire with its interesting terrain," says Kirk Membry, a New Hampton-based photographer. That's why he finds joy in using his considerable skills to capture the state's landscapes and…
Viscous Vessels
Sometimes you have to build something up and tear it down to get to the next level. Ceramic artist Sarah Burns wasn't content with her wheel-thrown forms. They were good. They were pretty. They were round, as perfectly round as…
Moving to 55+?
First consider how tough times might affect your decision With a scary economy and a stagnant real estate market, it seems like an odd time to talk about selling a home and buying a new one. But that doesn't mean…
April Road Trip: Farms and Fresh
Take a springtime drive north of Keene. Signs of spring are visible all around, and now that March's frost heaves have settled back into place, it's time to drive through the countryside and watch the world wake up. Leave Keene…
April Quick Look – Mountain Manor Bread
Wholesome, homemade and delivered Judy Ulrich of New Hampton had been making bread for years, giving loaves to friends and family. Then one of her breads won a blue ribbon at the Sandwich Fair, and she and her husband Bob…
April Q&A: A Passion for Words
George Geers had spent all of his working life as a newspaper writer and editor, and he loved every minute of it. But one day nine years back he gave in to what he calls a "terrible desire" to publish…
April Outsider: Spring Melt
Time to head for the river - if you dare. Where does the snow from a New Hampshire winter go? Much of it melts and flows into the state's rivers where avid kayakers and canoeists don their boats and paddles…
Letters to the Editor
Need A Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive eco-friendly limited edition bags from Wavyo of Merrimack (www. wavyo.com). This company reminds you that "shopping with the Earth in mind is a…
April Food for Thought – The Sap is Still Running
It's time to buy and use our sweet maple syrup from local producers This time of year, I've got maple on my mind. We're looking at warm, sunny days, temperatures above 40 during the day and below freezing at night,…
April Tools
If you look back on everything you learned in school, chances are you don’t use that much of it. Being able to read, write, do a little math and know who sailed the Ocean Blue in fourteen hundred and ninety…
April in Paris
What could be more appealing at this time of the year? A froth of yellow forsythia, a shower of pink apple blossoms - as the promise of another growing season looms, we start to think once again of using market-fresh…
He's Ba-a-ck
Sununu has Republican hearts all aflutter In his farewell speech out-going New Hampshire Republican Chair Fergus Cullen was honest. His power-point presentation at the party's convention earlier this year mapped the party's failings along with his own. His main theme…
A Renegade Spirit
If it’s a quick read you want, this isn’t the book for you. If you want a book that you can ponder, absorb and marvel at, then this is the one. It’s no surprise that “The Renegade” by Charles Simic…
Server Beware
... there's a thing or two you need to know We should begin at the ending, when our waitress at one of New Hampshire's fine dining establishments recently brought us the check and informed us that "doggie bags" were illegal.…
Secret Garden
A Concord garden is transformed into a perfect area for outdoor entertaining. Sometimes beauty can be found in unexpected places and magic can be made from the most mundane. Magic is certainly the word that comes to mind when discovering…
Smile Pretty
Healthy teeth and gums make you look good - and feel good Maybe you've been too busy to make it to your dental cleaning appointments. And sometimes, at the end of a tough day, you just can't muster the energy…
18 Miles 18 Walks
Maine has 3,478 miles of coastline. Massachusetts has 192. New Hampshire has 18. But everyone knows it's not size that matters. Though it is eight miles shorter than the Kancamagus Highway, there are enough beaches, shops, art venues, galleries, restaurants,…
The Roaring 20s at the Currier
April 2 at the Currier Museum of Art In celebration of The Big Read: Southern New Hampshire Reads "The Great Gatsby," the Currier is throwing a Roaring 20s party! Step back in time to the age of speakeasies, the Charleston,…